no comment Black Lives Matter: Hundreds march in Berlin against racism It's the fifth consecutive weekend of anti-racism protests taking place in Europe following the death of George Floyd. 27/06/2020
World Pride 50: LGBT+ community celebrate from home amid COVID-19 lockdown This year marks the 50th anniversary of Pride, which was first held in New York City after the Stonewall riots. 27/06/2020
Culture Clash Campaigners call for restraint in use of tear gas against protestors Campaigners are calling for restraint in the use of teargas after riot control agents have been used extensively in protests globally. 26/06/2020
Netherlands Dutch police use water cannon to disperse The Hague protest Police said "troublemakers" threw stones and smoke bombs at them after a planned demonstration against the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. 21/06/2020
no comment US protesters pull down more statues of people with links to slavery In the US protesters toppled more statues of figures with links to slavery following rallies in memory of Juneteenth, which commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. 20/06/2020
France Thousands march against racism in Europe in another weekend of protest Thousands gathered in the French and British capital for peaceful demonstrations against racism. 20/06/2020
United Kingdom 'The time for action is now': Boris Johnson's racism review criticised The Labour Party and an anti-racism think tank argue Boris Johnson's new review is redundant because four were released in 2017. They're calling for "more action, less rhetoric". 15/06/2020
Italy Milan won't remove statue of journalist who had Eritrean child bride Black Lives Matters protesters in Italy have targetted the statue of the late Indro Montanelli. 15/06/2020
Germany Thousands form socially-distant human chain against racism in Berlin Protesters wore masks and kept their distance to comply with coronavirus restrictions. 14/06/2020
France Black Lives Matter: Tear gas fired as thousands defy ban on gatherings Despite gatherings of more than 10 people remain banned in Paris, thousands took to the streets to protest against police brutality on Saturday. 13/06/2020
no comment Thousands protest police brutality and discrimination in Paris More than 1,000 people took to the streets of Paris on Saturday to demonstrate against police brutality and racism. 13/06/2020
no comment Toronto graffiti artists "paint the city black" against racism Toronto street artists use graffiti to raise awareness on racism following the death of George Floyd. 13/06/2020
no comment Beirut wakes up to damage after clashes as currency hits new low Lebanese riot police fired tear gas at demonstrators in Beirut who had poured into the streets to protest as the national currency tumbled to a new low. 12/06/2020
France Police in France protest chokehold ban and racism accusations "The police is not racist... it saves lives whatever the colour of the individual's skin," a police union told reporters. 12/06/2020
World Deaths in police custody in Europe are back in the spotlight George Floyd's death in police custody has been a catalyst for widespread protest around the world. As America's racial tensions are put in focus, Europe is seeing its own cases of police brutality being brought to the fore. 11/06/2020
The Cube Twitter says Trump conspiracy theory tweet does not violate its rules The US President had suggested, without any evidence, that a 75-year-old demonstrator, who was pushed to the ground by police officers, could be an "Antifa provocateur". 09/06/2020
no comment Italian tour guides protest lack of economic support Tour guides in Rome organised a flash mob in front of the Pantheon and a sit-in outside the Italian Parliament on Tuesday, in protest at what they see as a lack of government support for the tourism sector. 09/06/2020
View Africa is enslaved in debt. Black lives should all matter, whether in Minneapolis or Mombasa ǀ View Black Lives Matter protests have spread throughout the world, but in Africa, the demonstrations are a reminder the struggle for racial equality has by no means ended for most Africans. 08/06/2020
world news Protests could lead to a second wave of coronavirus infections: expert Huge crowds in cities across the world are a strange sight after months of staying physically apart to stop the spread of COVID-19. 08/06/2020
USA US Democrats propose sweeping police reform as response to Floyd death The legislation, if adopted, would ban police chokeholds, reduce legal protections for officers and establish a national database of excessive-force incidents. 08/06/2020
USA George Floyd: US cities ease security measures after peaceful protests Security measures have been eased in several American cities as unrest over the killing of George Floyd subsided. 07/06/2020
no comment US Embassy in London surrounded by anti-racism protests Hundreds of protesters surrounded the entrance to the American Embassy in London on Sunday, as anti-racism demonstrations continued. 07/06/2020
World 'No to racism!': Protests after Floyd death spread across Europe Demonstrations have taken place in Spain, Italy, Hungary, the UK, Denmark and Belgium as Europe sees second day of protest over George Floyd's death. 07/06/2020
World George Floyd protests: Tens of thousands flood US streets Dozens of largely peaceful demonstrations took place in American cities on Saturday after a week of chaos and unrest following the death of George Floyd. 06/06/2020
no comment Mass protests in London over the death of George Floyd Protesters gathered in London's Parliament Square on Saturday to show solidarity with protesters in the United States over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota last week. 06/06/2020
World George Floyd: Protests continue in Europe despite virus restrictions More protests against racism are taking place across Europe on Sunday. On Saturday, demonstrations in France and in the UK defied coronavirus restrictions. 06/06/2020
